Python for Beginner Data Science: Basics and Starting with Data
This workshop is for beginners and those looking to apply Python to data analysis. You'll first learn how to start projects, work in Jupyter Notebooks, and perform basic operations in Python. Then, we'll cover Python data types and how to store and work with data. Finally, you'll use a Python library called Pandas to read, explore, and summarize tabular data. The content of this workshop is adapted from this series of lessons and uses data from the Portal Project Teaching Database: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1314459
This workshop will be held in-person, in the Den at Sorrells Library. This will be a hands-on workshop, so we encourage you to bring your laptop, and please download the Python distribution, Anaconda, prior to arriving at the workshop.
- Date:
- Wednesday, February 18, 2026
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 2:50pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Sorrells Library, Den
- Campus:
- Sorrells Library
- Audience:
- Alumni Faculty Pittsburgh community Staff Students
- Categories:
- Artificial Intelligence Information & Data Literacy CC Open Science Working With Data and Code
In-Person Workshop Information:
Directions for getting to the Den of Sorrells Library:
Sorrells Library is on the 4th Floor of Wean Hall, shown on the map here. If you enter in the front of Wean Hall, take the elevator down one floor. When you exit the elevator, the library will be on your left. The Den is in the back of the library.
Workshops and events for Carnegie Mellon University Libraries are open to all, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, ancestry, belief, veteran status or genetic information. All participants are required to follow the Code of Conduct.
If you require accessibility accommodations, please contact the event organizer.
